Forest Hill, LA

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2024 Population
727
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.2
7.82% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.64%
46.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$115,938
12% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$320,700
0.187% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
377
0.266% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Forest Hill, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

76.6% of the residents in Forest Hill, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Forest Hill, LA was $320,700, and the homeownership rate was 59%.

Most people in Forest Hill, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Forest Hill, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Forest Hill, LA is home to a population of 727 people, from which 76.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 29.2% of Forest Hill, LA residents were born outside of the country (212 people).

In 2024, there were 1.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (308 people) in Forest Hill, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 196 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 111 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

76.6%
2024 Citizenship
75.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 76.6% of Forest Hill, LA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forest Hill, LA was 75.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forest Hill, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    308 ± 133
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    196 ± 182
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    111 ± 104
57.6%
Hispanic Population
419 people

In 2024, there were 1.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (308 people) in Forest Hill, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 196 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 111 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

57.6% of the people in Forest Hill, LA are hispanic (419 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Forest Hill, LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    48,818 ± 5,396 people
  2. Mexico
    27,788 ± 4,080 people
  3. Vietnam
    17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

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Foreign-Born Population

29.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
212 people
34.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
275 people

As of 2024, 29.2% of Forest Hill, LA residents (212 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Forest Hill, LA was 34.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    6 ± 21
  2. World War II
    3 ± 6

Forest Hill, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Forest Hill, LA employs 377 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forest Hill, LA were Construction (99 people), Retail Trade (75 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($115,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,125), and Retail Trade ($44,803).

Employment

Occupations

377
2024 Value
± 158
0.266%
1 Year growth
± 61.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest Hill, LA grew at a rate of 0.266%, from 376 employees to 377 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forest Hill, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (66 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (60 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forest Hill, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

377
2024 Value
± 158
0.266%
1 Year growth
± 61.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forest Hill, LA grew at a rate of 0.266%, from 376 employees to 377 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forest Hill, LA, are Construction (99 people), Retail Trade (75 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forest Hill, LA, though some of these residents may live in Forest Hill, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,125
Median earning men ± $50,150
$35,114
Median earning women ± $21,968

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($115,250), Retail Trade ($43,906), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($19,191).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,125), Retail Trade ($48,125), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.
Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Forest Hill, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.
Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Forest Hill, LA was $320,700 in 2024, which is 0.964 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $320,100 to $320,700, a 0.187% increase. The homeownership rate in Forest Hill, LA is 59%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forest Hill, LA have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forest Hill, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$320,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$63,892
$141
Median Property Taxes
±$86

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Forest Hill, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Forest Hill, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

59%
Homeownership
2024
75.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59% of the housing units in Forest Hill, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$115,938
Median Household Income
± $54,305
239
Number of Households
± 95

In 2024, the median household income of the 239 households in Forest Hill, LA grew to $115,938 from the previous year's value of $103,500.

The following chart displays the households in Forest Hill, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forest Hill, LA is from Louisiana.
0.464
2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.2%)
  2. Walked (17%)
  3. Carpooled (11.6%)

In 2024, 70.2% of workers in Forest Hill, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (17%) and those who carpooled to work (11.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forest Hill, LA have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.43% of the workforce in Forest Hill, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forest Hill, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forest Hill, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forest Hill, LA (48 out of 723 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forest Hill, LA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

56.4% of the population of Forest Hill, LA has health coverage, with 33.8% on employee plans, 13.2% on Medicaid, 5.75% on Medicare, 3.37% on non-group plans, and 0.281% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.8% were men and 42.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 35.2% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.59% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.8% were men and 42.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

43.6%
Uninsured
33.8%
Employer Coverage
13.2%
Medicaid
5.75%
Medicare
3.37%
Non-Group
0.281%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forest Hill, LA declined by 5.97% from 46.4% to 43.6%.

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